Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s bitter, years-long divorce battle is finally nearing an end as the actor has reportedly abandoned his pursuit of joint custody of the children he has with his ex.
A source told DailyMail.com that the couple, who have been embroiled in a nasty court fight since they split in 2016, are currently in negotiations and are finally nearing the finish line of their epic legal war, the end of which is expected summer.
While Brad, 60, had originally sought a 50/50 deal in relation to his six children, a source has now revealed that he is no longer contesting the matter.
That means Angelina, 48, will retain primary physical custody of the children and he will have visitation rights.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie’s bitter, years-long divorce battle is finally coming to an end, as the actor has reportedly abandoned his quest for joint custody of their children.
While Brad, 60, had originally sought a 50/50 deal in relation to their six children (seen in 2011), someone close to the couple has now revealed that they are no longer contesting the matter.
That means Angelina (seen with the kids in 2021), 48, will retain primary physical custody of the kids and he will have visitation rights.
One factor in that decision is that much of their brood has “aged out” (only Shiloh, 17, and Knox and Vivienne, both 15, are still under 18) and Shiloh will pass that milestone in May.
The older children (Maddox, 22, Pax, 20, and Zahara, 19) are believed to have difficult relationships with Brad; and as adults, in the eyes of the law, they are no longer covered by any custody agreement.
Adopted son Pax reportedly hasn’t spoken to the Fight Club alum since the now-infamous fight on the private plane that ended the marriage, and is said to no longer even consider Brad a father.
In 2020, on her private Instagram account, she called Brad a ‘world-class asshole’ and a ‘despicable person’ who made her four youngest children ‘shiver in fear’, as DailyMail.com previously revealed.
He added in the scathing post, shared on Father’s Day: “Over and over again you prove that you are a terrible, despicable person.”
‘You have no consideration or empathy towards your four youngest children who tremble with fear when you are in your presence.
“You will never understand the damage you have done to my family because you are incapable of doing so.”
Additionally, Zahara is now called ‘Zahara Jolie’ instead of ‘Zahara Jolie Pitt’, which is her legal name.
One factor in that decision is that much of their brood has “expired”: Maddox, 22, Pax, 20, and Zahara (pictured), 19, are all over 18, meaning they don’t are covered by any custody agreement.
In 2020, Pax called Brad a ‘world-class asshole’ and a ‘despicable person’ who made his four youngest children ‘shiver in fear’ on his Instagram account.
A source described what happened between Brad and the children as “textbook parental alienation” and claimed that Angelina’s intention was to drag out the divorce until they were 18.
A source in Brad’s camp described what happened between him and the children as “textbook parental alienation” and claimed that it was Angelina’s intention to drag out the divorce until the children were 18.
His friends, however, have insisted: ‘Brad has no one to blame but himself. All Angelina wants is to heal her family and move on.
DailyMail.com has contacted Angelina and Brad’s representatives.
The two stars began dating in 2005 and from the beginning their romance was controversial.
They met on the set of the movie Mr. & Mrs. Smith, when he was still married to Jennifer Aniston, and almost immediately rumors surfaced that he had cheated on the Friends alum.
It was a love triangle that captured the nation, and although Brad began dating Angelina almost immediately after he and Jennifer split, he has furiously denied ever being unfaithful to his ex.
The couple, nicknamed ‘Brangelina’, quickly became Hollywood’s It couple.
They married in August 2014 during a secret ceremony in the south of France and welcomed three children together: Shiloh in 2006 and twins Vivienne and Knox in 2008.
They also adopted two more, Zahara and Pax, and Brad legally adopted the son Angelina had adopted before they got together, Maddox.
But in 2016, it came to an explosive end after the couple got into an alleged physical altercation while on a private flight with their six children.
Angelina later claimed that Brad “strangled” one of the children during the horrific dispute and “punched” another in the face, leaving her and the children feeling like “hostages” and cowering under a blanket for hours until that landed.
She also alleged that he grabbed her by the head, slammed her against a wall and shook her violently at one point during the flight, causing her to injure her back and elbow.
Angelina’s friends, however, have insisted: ‘Brad has no one to blame but himself. All Angelina wants is to heal her family and move on.
Brad and Angelina met on the set of the 2005 film Mr. and Mrs. Smith (seen) and married in 2014. But in 2016, the couple divorced after an alleged physical altercation on a private plane.
Since splitting, the two stars have also been fighting in court over the vineyard (pictured) they once owned together.
Brad’s rep called Angelina’s account “completely false.” cnn at first, but later released an amended statement saying: ‘Angelina’s story continues to evolve each time she tells it.
‘Brad has accepted responsibility for what he did, but he won’t take responsibility for the things he didn’t do. He has been the target of all kinds of personal attacks and misrepresentations.
‘Fortunately, the various public authorities she has attempted to use against him over the past six years have made their own independent decisions. Brad will continue to respond to the court as he has consistently done.”
In May 2021, after years of court wrangling, Brad and Angelina were officially granted joint custody of their children, but a month later, the judge’s decision was thrown out, meaning they had to start all over again. new.
But in early February, the first signs emerged that the divorce process was finally coming to an end when the couple filed their Final Disclosure Statements.
Since their split, the two stars have also been fighting in court over the vineyard they once owned together.
After Angelina sold her share of her French winery, called Chateau Miraval, to Russian oligarch Yuri Shefler in October 2021, Brad sued her for breach of contract and has since accused Yuri’s company of “attempting a hostile takeover of the wine business.”
Angelina’s investment company, Nouvel, then filed a $350 million lawsuit against Brad, alleging that he “wasted the company’s assets” and “spent millions” of dollars on “vanity projects” like pool renovations and the construction of a recording studio on the property.
During a hearing earlier this month, the judge ruled in favor of the Oscar-winning actress “and dismissed five of the seven claims Brad had filed against her.”
She “truly harbors no ill will toward” her ex, her lawyer said later, adding that he “hopes he can now release her from his frivolous lawsuit, stop her relentless attacks, and join her in helping her family heal in private.”